Group Name:
Please record the part each team member played in the activity:
Time Keeper—
Researcher—
Main Presenter—
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Role Responsibilities:
Time Keeper—The time keeper is in charge of making sure that the group stays on task and is ready to present within the correct time constraints
Researcher—The researcher is responsible for leading the team in looking up information and examples for the presentation
Main Presenter—The main presenter is responsible for creating the basis of what will be presented to the class. They are in charge of the main brainstorm and for fielding any questions at the end of their presentation
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Directions:
Using the following websites and any other resources you can find online, research your assigned cooperative learning technique and come up with a short presentation for the class. You will have 7 minutes to research and plan your presentation. Your presentation should last between 1 and 3 minutes. The aim of your presentation is to describe and explain your cooperative learning technique to the class. Think also about how you could apply the technique in your own classroom!
Below you will find a list of possible presentation techniques—don’t be afraid to get creative! If you want to present in a manner not on the list, go for it!
Poster with explanation Total Physical Response
Graphic Organizer with explanation Small lesson
Skit or play Poem (Haiku, limerick, etc)
Song or Rap
Interpretative Dance with short explanation
external image clip_image003.gif Think-Pair-Share
http://www.readingquest.org/strat/tps.html
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/strats/think/
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/archive/cl1/CL/doingcl/thinkps.htm
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http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/intech/cooperativelearning.htm
http://www.mainesupportnetwork.org/pdfs/Singapore%20-%20Handout%20-%20Cooperative%20Learning%20-%20Structures.pdf
http://www.regent.edu/acad/schedu/pdfs/mcms/cooperative_learning_strategies.pdf
http://www.gdrc.org/kmgmt/c-learn/methods.html
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Group Work with Role Cards
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson277/cooperative.pdf
http://www.myread.org/organisation.htm
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/archive/cl1/CL/doingcl/grproles.htm
external image clip_image006.gif Peer Editing and Peer Support Techniques__
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/archive/cl1/cl/doingcl/editing.htm
http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/cooperative/techniques.html
http://www.englishclub.com/writing/edit-peer.htm